tented himself with sending the following short account of his glorious success, in a letter to lord Hunsdon, at that time lord chamberlain to Queen Elizabeth; which he dated from Plymouth, where he arrived safely September 9th 1588. The letter runs thus:

"RIGHT HONOURABLE,

As your favour heretofore hath bene moste greatly extended towards me, so I humbly desire a continuance thereof; and though there be no meanes in me to deserve the same, yet the uttermost of my services shall not be wanting, whensoever it shall please your honour to dispose thereof. I am humbly to desire your honour to make knowen unto her majesty the desire I have had to doe her majesty service, in the performance of this voyage. And as it hath pleased. God to give her the victory over part of her enemies, so I trust, yet long to see her overthrow them all, For the places of their wealth, whereby they have maintained and made their warres, are now perfectly discovered; and if it please her majesty, with a very small power, she may take the spoile of them all. It hath pleased the Almighty to suffer mee to whole globe of the world, streight of Magellan, and Cape de Buena Esperanza.

circompasse the entering in at the returning by the In which voyage

I have either discovered, or brought certeine intelligence of all the rich places of the world

that ever were knowen or discovered by any christian. I navigated alongst the coast of Chili, Peru, and Nueva Espanna, where I made great spoiles: I burnt and sunke nineteen sailes of ships small and great. All the villages and townes that ever I landed at, I burnt and spoiled; and had I not bene discovered upon the coast, I had taken great quantitie of treasure. The matter of most profit unto me, was a great ship of the king's, which I tooke at California; which ship came from the Philippines, being one of the richest merchandise that ever passed those seas, as the king's register and merchants accounts did shew.-Which goods (for that my ships were not able to contein the least part of them) I was inforced to set on fire. From the cape of California, being the uttermost part of all Nueva Espanna, I navigated to the islands of the Philippines, hard upon the coast of China; of which countrey I have brought such intelligence as hath not bene heard of in these parts. The statelinesse and riches of which countrey I feare to make report of, least I should not be credited : for if I had not knowen sufficiently the incomparable wealth of that countrey, I should have bene as incredulous thereof, as others will be that have not had the like experience. I sailed along the islands of the Malucos, where among some of the heathen people I was well intreated where our countreymen may have trade as

freely as the Portugals, if they will themselves. From thence I passed by the cape of Buena Esperanza, and found out by the way homeward the island of St. Helena, where the Portugals used to relieve themselves; and from that island God hath suffered me to return into England. All which services with myself, I humbly prostrate at her majesty's feet; desiring the Almighty long to continue her reigne among us for at this day she is the most famous and victorious prince that liveth in the world."

"Thus humbly desiring pardon of your honour for my tediousnesse, I leave your lordship to the tuition of the Almighty. Plimmouth,

this 9th of September, 1588."

"Your honour's most humble to command,

THOMAS CANDISH."

The success of this voyage encouraged our Trimley hero to make a second attempt with a larger force. Accordingly he departed from Plymouth, with five ships, 26 August 1591, on a like expedition. But in this he failed; for we are sorry to add, that after passing the straits of Magellan a second time, on 20 May 1592, he was parted from his fleet in the night and was never heard of after. The churches of Trimley St. Martin and St. Mary are contiguous to each other, the two churchyards appearing as one: St. Mar

tin's is the most entire, the tower of St. Mary's being nearly in ruins. Alliston or Alteston rectory was consolidated to Trimley St. Martin, in the year 1362. 437 inhabitants.

TRIMLEY ST MARY, in colneis. This church was probably built by Thomas of Brotherton, son of Edward I. for his arms are

still to be

seen over the door of the steeple. The earls and dukes of Norfolk were formerly patrons of it. The crown began to present to it only in 1545. This parish contains 379 inhabitants.

TUDDENHAM. This church was given to trinity priory in Ipswich, by Anketill de Mesang. and others; the rectory and advowson of the vicarage were afterwards in the possession of Thomas Fonereau, esq. 308 inhabitants.

WALDRINGFIELD. All that is known of this little parish is, that sir Robert Hilton, knt. was patron in 1305; but the manor and advowson now are in the heirs of sir Samuel Barnardiston, bart. of Brightwell. 163 inhabitants.

WALTON AND FELIXSTOW. Although these are now distinct parishes, yet Felixstow till of late years was always reckoned as a part of, and to be in Walton. For the lands in Felixstow were all anciently, and still are, except a very small parcel which hold of Felixstow priory, within the manor of Walton. The constant style of the court from Richard II. to Henry VII. is, the manor of Walton. Then the style was changed to the manor of Walton

with Trimley, as it continues to this day; but it is never called the manor of Walton with Felixstow. And so late as Henry VIII, when an inquisition was taken of the possessions of Cardinal Wolsey, in Suffolk; he is there said to have had an annual pension from the church of St. Felix in Walton.

WALTON. Thus largely taken was a place of great note, as well before as for some ages after the conquest. As Orwell harbour is sometimes now called Harwich harbour, from Harwich, a hamlet of Dover court, situated on the southside of it so, in old court-rolls, it is frequently called Wadgate haven, from the hamlet of Wadgate in Walton, where now there are but three houses remaining. Here, as Hollingshead informs us, the Earl of Leicester landed with his Flemings in 1173, and was received by Hugh Bigod earl of Norfolk, then lord of the manor and castle of Walton; and in 1176 (says the same author) Henry 11. caused all such castles as had been kept against him during the time of that rebellion (Walton included among the rest) to be overthrown and levelled with the ground. And this was then so effectually done, that, to prevent its ever rising again, the stones were carried into all parts of Felixstow Walton, and Trimley; and foot-paths were paved with them, on both sides of the roads. In many places they still remain entire, and